Posted by Crazy Horse on August 30, 2006, at 9:07:48
In reply to Re: lyrica is bad news » Crazy Horse, posted by SLS on August 29, 2006, at 17:42:41
> > > > Lyrica has been working EXTREMELY WELL for me for over 2 mos. At 300 mgs. b.i.d. i feel relaxed, my mood is excellent, i am pro-social, and i have an abundance of energy. For many, high dose Lyrica=a very much improved quality of life!
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> > > Hi Monte.
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> > > I'm glad to see you back. It is surely good news that Lyrica continues to work for you.
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> > > How did you titrate up to 600mg?
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> > > Hi Scott,
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> > Thank you for the nice welcome back.
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> > I started slow, 50 mgs. t.i.d., and increased it by 50 mgs. about every 3 days until i reached 600 mgs. Now i like 300 mgs b.i.d. I take 300 at 7:00 a.m. and 300 at 1:00 p.m. and it works beautifully.
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> > My Pdoc took me off the EMSAM, i just wasn't feeling very good on it towards the end, and i was having insomnia problems. He put me on Zoloft 100 mgs. daily per my request. So now i am on Zoloft 100 mgs., Lyrica 600 mgs., Klonopin 1 mg. b.i.d., and Trazodone 200 mgs. at bedtime. And honestly this is the best i have felt in a year.
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> > How are you doing Scott?
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> Not too well. I tried taking sibutramine 20mg. It made me feel worse after two weeks, and I still haven't fully recovered. I stopped taking it five days ago.
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> I discussed trying Lyrica with my doctor, and he gave me a prescription for 25mg t.i.d. He has a few patients taking 300mg. I haven't started it yet. I didn't want to start taking it while I was still feeling worse from the sibutramine.
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> Did you ever try Neurontin?
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> > I highly recommend trying high dose Lyrica. For me it has been a miracle drug!
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> > I hope and pray it lasts. ;)
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> Me too!
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> Stay well.
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> - ScottI'm sorry you aren't feeling well Scott. I agree, wait until you are feeling a little better before you give the Lyrica a try. But be patient with Lyrica. At low dose you will probably feel sedated. Low dose = sedation, high dose = energy. It took me a few weeks of slow titration until i got up to the 300-400 mg. range before i could feel the energizing, mood elevation effect. You (i hope and believe) will "feel" the difference when you get to the 3-400 mg. range. It's a very noticable and nice feeling.
Yes, I have tried Neurontin before. I was on 1200 mgs. a day for 6 months in 1999, and it did nothing for me. Lyrica is like a new and improved version of gabapentin. 3 to 10 times more powerful. There is like one molecule diference between the 2 drugs. No comparison in my opinion.
I REALLY hope it works for you Scott.
- Monte
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